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CMYK NAXOS NAXOS The song was Richard Strauss’ lifetime companion, from Weihnachtslied written at the age of six and Nebel (Mist) (Track 20) written when he was fourteen, to his masterpiece, Four Last Songs, that completed his life’s work. Although Strauss wrote over two hundred songs, many inspired by and written for his wife, barely a dozen are well known to the public at large. This recording combines such favourites as Ruhe, meine Seele 8.570297 STRAUSS: STRAUSS: (Quiet, my soul), Zueignung (Dedication) and Allerseelen (All Souls), with a host of lesser- known songs, all of which display Strauss’ mastery of the female voice in this genre. DDD

Richard Playing Time STRAUSS 61:33 (1864–1949) Songs ofLoveandDeath Songs of Love and Death Songs of Love and Death 1 Heimliche Aufforderung, 3:39 @ Nichts, Op. 10, No. 2 1:41 Op. 27, No. 3 # Ich liebe dich, Op. 37, No. 2 2:15 2 O wärst du mein, Op. 26, No. 2 2:58 $ Nachtgang, Op. 29, No. 3 3:01 3 Geduld, Op. 10, No. 5 5:08 % Ach Lieb, ich muss 1:44 4 Hoffen und wieder verzagen, 3:12 nun scheiden, Op. 21, No. 3 Op. 19, No. 5 ^ Befreit, Op. 39, No. 4 5:24 Made intheEU www.naxos.com/libretti/570297.htm Sung textsandEnglishtranslationscanbefoundat Booklet notesinEnglish•KommentaraufDeutsch 5 Zueignung, Op. 10, No. 1 1:54 & Aus den Liedern der Trauer, 1:59 www.naxos.com 6 Begegnung, TrV 98 1:48 Op. 15, No. 4 &

7 Rote Rosen, TrV 119 2:23 * Lob des Leidens, Op. 15, No. 3 2:35 8 ( Die Verschwiegenen, 1:06 Mein Herz ist stumm, mein Herz 3:07 2007 NaxosRightsInternationalLtd. Op. 10, No. 6 ist kalt, Op. 19, No. 6 9 Wie sollten wir geheim 2:02 ) Nebel, TrV 65 2:22 sie halten, Op. 19, No. 4 ¡ Allerseelen, Op. 10, No. 8 3:19 0 Die Georgine, Op. 10, No. 4 3:58 ™ Ruhe, meine Seele, Op. 27, No. 1 4:15 ! Die Zeitlose, Op. 10, No. 7 1:41 Hedwig Fassbender, Mezzo-Soprano Hilko Dumno, Piano 8.570297 8.570297 Recorded at Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Sandhausen, Germany, from 25th to 27th July, 2006 Producer and Editor: Teije van Geest • Booklet Notes: Keith Anderson A more detailed track list may be found on page 2 of the booklet Cover Picture: Red Rose (petals close-up) by Tony Sweet (Digital Vision / Getty Images)